variable speed or defective table
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Without being there to see what happened, it would be hard to hazard a guess. If the table rolls off, you should be able to see the object ball curve away from the pocket. Some tables will roll off in different directions depending on where the ball is on the table, so it's possible for the ball to change directions a couple of times on a long slow shot. Obviously, a ball hit harder will be more likely to go in a straight line regardless of whether the table rolls off or not. I have played with balls that are out of round and they will roll off, too. If the ball is out of round, the roll off will be in random directions which is different than an uneven playing surface.
It's good practice to shoot those long slow shots. They do come up during games and are harder to execute than medium or fast speed shots. Accuracy of hit has to be much higher.
It's good practice to shoot those long slow shots. They do come up during games and are harder to execute than medium or fast speed shots. Accuracy of hit has to be much higher.
Slower cloth can also magnify weaknesses in your stroke especially on slower shots where unintended spin caused by hitting the ball of centre catches faster.
Since you are saying easy table length shots, I figure you mean fairly routine.
My guess would then be "variable lights"
Different lighting conditions can mess with you aim until you get used to the condidtions.
Since it was a different table...the lights may have been different than what you normally play on.
I have that problem going from good florescent lighting to crappy 3 bulb incadesent lighting.....(until I get used to the different lighting)
My guess would then be "variable lights"
Different lighting conditions can mess with you aim until you get used to the condidtions.
Since it was a different table...the lights may have been different than what you normally play on.
I have that problem going from good florescent lighting to crappy 3 bulb incadesent lighting.....(until I get used to the different lighting)
Both.
hitting harder can be used to overcome table imperfections while accentuating stroke imperfections and vice versa.
old, slow, nicked, dirty cloth will play hell with English you can hit the same shot the same way 3 times in a row and get different results every time.
hitting hard can erase many of those imperfections. but increasing the difficulty of an already tough shot its a wash.. we all have to play on bad tables from time to time.
just hit em hard and hope he's not as good as you are at high speed.. at the end of the day you BOTH have to play on that table.
Slow finesse extreme english players will have a much harder time adapting to those conditions than a smash'em with no English player will.
Most of us fall in between those extremes.. and the first one to adapt his game to less English more firepower will win most of the time under bad conditions. IMO
hitting harder can be used to overcome table imperfections while accentuating stroke imperfections and vice versa.
old, slow, nicked, dirty cloth will play hell with English you can hit the same shot the same way 3 times in a row and get different results every time.
hitting hard can erase many of those imperfections. but increasing the difficulty of an already tough shot its a wash.. we all have to play on bad tables from time to time.
just hit em hard and hope he's not as good as you are at high speed.. at the end of the day you BOTH have to play on that table.
Slow finesse extreme english players will have a much harder time adapting to those conditions than a smash'em with no English player will.
Most of us fall in between those extremes.. and the first one to adapt his game to less English more firepower will win most of the time under bad conditions. IMO